THE continuing bad weather in recent weeks has put the current upgrading of the Kukum Highway project slightly behind schedule. Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) Assistant Representative Shitau Miura confirmed this during a press seminar with local journalists on Tuesday. He said the heavy rain in the past weeks and months has affected the progress…
Arambola takes stand on no-confidence vote By AATAI JOHN LAUNGI SPEAKER of Guadalcanal Provincial Assembly Abel Arambola has rejected the proposed vote of no-confidence against Premier Anthony Veke. Member of the Provincial Assembly (MPA) for Talise Ward and chairman of the province’s Public Accounts Committee Gladall Sesehala filed the motion. But Mr Arambola said after…
The man who allegedly wounded a Melanesian Brotherhood (Tasiu) late last year will reappear in court on the 6th of April 2018. He was arrested and charged for allegedly wounding a member of the Melanesian Brotherhood, Tasiu on the victim’s right rib, on the 20th of August 2017. “The defendant appeared in court on the…
AMBASSADOR of Georgia to Solomon Islands H.E. Mr George Dolidze has paid a courtesy visit to Prime Minister Rick Hou on Tuesday. During the visit, Mr Dolidze acknowledged the bilateral and multi-lateral relations between both countries. Mr Dolidze also informed the Prime Minister on Georgia’s successful transition in the last 27years since gaining independence from…
The 7th meeting of the 10th Parliament is again adjourned to give time for the Public Accounts Committee to continue scrutinizing the 2018 Appropriation Bill 2018. This means Parliament will now resume its sitting Monday next week, 26th March. Prime Minister, Hon. Rick Hounipwela adjourned Parliament for that particular reason as all papers required for…
Chairman of Public Accounts Committee (PAC) and Member of Parliament (MP) for East Honiara Douglas Ete says there is no living wage if we assess the salaries of people formally employed in Solomon Islands. He said this during the PAC meeting last Thursday. Ete was speaking in front of the reps from the Central Bank…
Police in Auki, Malaita Province have arrested two men in their 40’s for allegedly breaking into a shop in Auki Town on the 18th of March 2018. It’s been alleged the two men along with two others entered the shop at night and stole twenty bags of the 20KG bag of rice. “My investigators have…
Police in Auki Malaita Province are investigating the death of man in his 30’s after he allegedly fell off a vehicle at Kwa’are Bridge near Anokelo, in West Fataleka, Malaita on the 19th of March 2018. It was alleged the deceased was under the influence of alcohol and was one of the thirteen passengers sitting…
Police in the Western Province had arrested a 70-year-old male for allegedly having sexual intercourse with a 6-year-old girl on the 16 March 2018 at Helena Goldie Compound in the province. It was alleged the old man having sexual Intercourse with the underage girl on the 14 March 2018 at Helena Goldie Compound in Munda…
Police in Kirakira, Makira Province have arrested and charged an Asian male on 9 March 2018 for various traffic offences backdated since 2017. “Our investigations have shown that this Asian has committed various traffic offences since June last year (2017) until recently,” says Provincial Police Commander Makira Ulawa Province, Superintendent Peter Sitai. “And this includes…